{"id":4227,"date":"2025-07-27T08:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2025-07-28T00:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T00:38:42","slug":"to-my-dying-son-my-usman-my-gull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/to-my-dying-son-my-usman-my-gull\/","title":{"rendered":"To My Dying Son: My Usman, My Gull"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n    <div class=\"custom-author-box\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/noukeqalamnews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pen-nib6507149641121985660.jpg\" alt=\"Author Image\">\r\n        <span class=\"author-name\">Zaffar ul Islam<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <style>\r\n        .custom-author-box {\r\n            display: flex;\r\n            align-items: center;\r\n            position: relative;\r\n            width: 250px; \/* Set the total width of the author box *\/\r\n            margin-top: 20px;\r\n            margin-bottom: 10px;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .custom-author-box img {\r\n            width: 70px; \/* Set the image width *\/\r\n            height: 70px; \/* Set the image height *\/\r\n            border-radius: 50%;\r\n            object-fit: cover;\r\n        }\r\n\r\n        .custom-author-box .author-name {\r\n            position: absolute;\r\n            left: 80px; \/* Adjust if the image width changes *\/\r\n            top: 50%;\r\n            transform: translateY(-50%);\r\n            font-size: 16px;\r\n            font-weight: bold;\r\n            color: #fff;\r\n            background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);\r\n            padding: 5px 10px;\r\n            border-radius: 12px;\r\n            white-space: nowrap;\r\n            text-overflow: ellipsis;\r\n            overflow: hidden;\r\n            max-width: calc(100% - 50px); \/* Ensures it doesn't overflow *\/\r\n            width: auto; \/* Allows width to adjust automatically *\/\r\n            display: inline-block; \/* Ensures it only takes necessary space *\/\r\n        }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n\r\n    \n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>A Father\u2019s Farewell: Clinging to Faith Amid Unspeakable Loss<\/strong><\/em><br><em>As his beloved son Usman fades away, a grieving father finds strength not in blame, but in faith. 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